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Northerly winds are bringing more smoke from wildfires into Iowa, lowering the air quality

Even though the entire state of Iowa is in a Heat Advisory on Wednesday, the city of Independence has "apparently" completely frozen itself.

All 99 of Iowa's counties are under a Heat Advisory on Wednesday as heat indices are expected to reach as high as 107*.
The National Weather Service in Des Moines says:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors...

As another round of sweltering heat is ready to make us sweat this weekend.
As of Friday morning, the southern half of Iowa (including Cedar Rapids) is in a Heat Advisory for Saturday with heat index values as high as 105*.
The Heat Index is a measure of how hot it really feels when relative humi…

City officials are offering residents guidance for storm damage clean-up in neighborhoods affected by the severe storm.

Twisters were reported in Waterloo, Waverly, Oelwein and Manchester.

Over 30 Tornado Warnings were issued between 3:55 PM – 10:34 PM on July 14 by the National Weather Service with at least 12 confirmed Tornadoes just by the NWS office in Des Moines. (The NWS in Des Moines oversees 51 counties in Iowa, including Black Hawk, Bremer, and Fayette)
Utah was the only other…

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a TORNADO WATCH for 47 of its 51 county coverage area until 9 PM.
Counties included:
AUDUBON BENTON BLACK HAWK
BOONE BREMER BUCHANAN
BUENA VISTA BUTLER CALHOUN
CARROLL …

Usually, when you think of a severe thunderstorm hitting Iowa, it’s in the afternoon, evening, or in the overnight hours. But on Wednesday morning, July 14th, multiple Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued in Eastern Iowa between 8 AM – 9 AM.
At 8:39...

Dashcam video caught the exact moment a Jeep Grand Cherokee was struck by lightning multiple times while driving down a highway in Kansas.
In the 13-second video, the vehicle appears to be hit by one bolt of lightning then three or four more times in quick succession, frying the SUV's electrical…